Deep dive into plastic monomers, additives, and processing aids

Re:Deep dive into plastic monomers, additives, and processin... by justinator on Friday June 25, 2021 @07:18PM (#27637421)

It makes me feel good to know that the container that my cottage cheese comes in can be, "recycled" and thus I feel good buying my cottage cheese. That's worth something, yeah?

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Re:Deep dive into plastic monomers, additives, and processin... by maxerickson on Friday June 25, 2021 @07:23PM (#27637462)

#5 is one of the ones that isn't worth recycling.

I'm not really sure what your point is though. My initial comment is about the strange narrative that plastic was getting shipped to China for no reason (it would be cheaper to landfill it here than there, so the whole 'greed' thing means there was probably a reason for it).

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Re:Deep dive into plastic monomers, additives, and processin... by justinator on Saturday June 26, 2021 @02:07PM (#27644300)

I'm saying the false narrative that recycling is done really at all is a marketing ploy to sell more things, while making the consumer think they're making a good choice for the environment. Good marketing!

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